Del Rawlins
December 5th 03, 07:08 PM
I am reposting this from the Bearhawk e-mail forum:
Budd Davisson wrote:
> A few minutes ago word came down that mid-afternoon Thursday, Mark
> Goldberg's
> AviPro Bearhawk flew for the first time at Lakeway Airport in Austin,
> Texas. > > Jim Clevenger came in from the Builder's Assistance Center
> in Kissimmee, Florida to > do the test flights and said, "It was
> totally uneventful, if you don't count using
> very little runway on takeoff."
>
> During engine test runs the temperatures had run high and there was
> concern that
> would be a problem, but Clevenger said the heads were running about
> 375 degrees and > the oil about 190. This was on a 60 degree day. > >
> "I think Mark's airspeed is off a little because I was showing 155 mph
> at 23/2300
> and it's just hard to believe the airplane would be that fast.
> Tomorrow, I'll get
> the GPS up get some better numbers." > > As to how the airplane
> handled he says, "Remember this is the first flight so my
> primary concern was keeping the thing running and getting it back on
> the ground.
> However, the ailerons were about as pleasant as you'll find on any
> airplane. The
> rudder is extremely powerful and it takes almost no pressure so at
> first I had to
> concentrate for coordinated turns but that disappeared in a couple
> minutes. The
> trim is sensitive and tomorrow we're going to reduce the ratio back at
> the trim
> tabs and slow them down. > > "I had more than enough trim to fly a 65
> mph final, but I was probably going slower > than that." > > Mark
> received his kit (production number 001) in August of 2001 so it was
> almost
> exactly 15 months, start to finish. His airplane uses a factory new 0-
> 540 swinging
> an 84" Hartzell. > > Over the next couple of days as they do more test
> flights, I'll keep everyone in
> the loop. We may have some pix tomorrow too. > > Very cool, huh? > >
> bd
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Budd Davisson wrote:
> A few minutes ago word came down that mid-afternoon Thursday, Mark
> Goldberg's
> AviPro Bearhawk flew for the first time at Lakeway Airport in Austin,
> Texas. > > Jim Clevenger came in from the Builder's Assistance Center
> in Kissimmee, Florida to > do the test flights and said, "It was
> totally uneventful, if you don't count using
> very little runway on takeoff."
>
> During engine test runs the temperatures had run high and there was
> concern that
> would be a problem, but Clevenger said the heads were running about
> 375 degrees and > the oil about 190. This was on a 60 degree day. > >
> "I think Mark's airspeed is off a little because I was showing 155 mph
> at 23/2300
> and it's just hard to believe the airplane would be that fast.
> Tomorrow, I'll get
> the GPS up get some better numbers." > > As to how the airplane
> handled he says, "Remember this is the first flight so my
> primary concern was keeping the thing running and getting it back on
> the ground.
> However, the ailerons were about as pleasant as you'll find on any
> airplane. The
> rudder is extremely powerful and it takes almost no pressure so at
> first I had to
> concentrate for coordinated turns but that disappeared in a couple
> minutes. The
> trim is sensitive and tomorrow we're going to reduce the ratio back at
> the trim
> tabs and slow them down. > > "I had more than enough trim to fly a 65
> mph final, but I was probably going slower > than that." > > Mark
> received his kit (production number 001) in August of 2001 so it was
> almost
> exactly 15 months, start to finish. His airplane uses a factory new 0-
> 540 swinging
> an 84" Hartzell. > > Over the next couple of days as they do more test
> flights, I'll keep everyone in
> the loop. We may have some pix tomorrow too. > > Very cool, huh? > >
> bd
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